diff --git a/src/nwdft/libxc/libxc.fh b/src/nwdft/libxc/libxc.fh
index f25a9e945e..49bd2024a3 100644
--- a/src/nwdft/libxc/libxc.fh
+++ b/src/nwdft/libxc/libxc.fh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#if XC_MAJOR_VERSION < 4
+#error "need libxc version > 4 "
+#endif
       integer, parameter :: maxfunc = 100
 
       integer :: libxc_nfuncs
diff --git a/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_compute.F b/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_compute.F
index 0cce76dfb1..3a56ce11f5 100644
--- a/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_compute.F
+++ b/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_compute.F
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@
       logical gga,mgga,dolap
       logical,external :: nwchem_libxc_family
 
+#if XC_MAJOR_VERSION > 5
       integer(c_size_t) :: nqs
+#else
+      integer*4 :: nqs
+#endif
 #ifdef USE_LIBXC      
       type(xc_f03_func_t) :: xcfunc      
 
@@ -158,8 +162,11 @@
         call xc_f03_func_set_zeta_threshold(xcfunc, 1d-10)
 
         select case(libxc_family(ifunc))
+#if XC_MAJOR_VERSION > 5
         case (XC_FAMILY_LDA, XC_FAMILY_HYB_LDA)
-
+#else
+        case (XC_FAMILY_LDA)
+#endif
           if ((.not.do_2nd) .and. (.not.do_3rd)) then
             call xc_f03_lda_exc_vxc(xcfunc,nqs,
      $            dbl_mb(krho),dbl_mb(kexc),dbl_mb(kvrho))
@@ -224,6 +231,7 @@
           mgga = .true.
           dolap = iand(libxc_flags(ifunc),xc_flags_needs_laplacian).eq.
      $            xc_flags_needs_laplacian
+#endif
           
           if (iand(libxc_flags(ifunc),xc_flags_have_exc).eq.
      $                                xc_flags_have_exc) then
diff --git a/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_read.F b/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_read.F
index 23028bfe37..b68e2a3208 100644
--- a/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_read.F
+++ b/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_read.F
@@ -41,7 +41,11 @@
       xcfamily = xc_f03_func_info_get_family(xcinfo)
 
       select case(xcfamily)
+#if XC_MAJOR_VERSION > 5
       case (XC_FAMILY_LDA, XC_FAMILY_HYB_LDA)
+#else
+      case (XC_FAMILY_LDA)
+#endif
       case (XC_FAMILY_GGA, XC_FAMILY_HYB_GGA)
       case (XC_FAMILY_MGGA, XC_FAMILY_HYB_MGGA)
       case default
@@ -50,7 +54,11 @@
       endselect
 
       select case(xcfamily)
+#if XC_MAJOR_VERSION > 5
       case (XC_FAMILY_HYB_LDA, XC_FAMILY_HYB_GGA, XC_FAMILY_HYB_MGGA)
+#else
+      case (XC_FAMILY_HYB_GGA, XC_FAMILY_HYB_MGGA)
+#endif
         if (iand(xcflags,xc_flags_hyb_cam).eq.xc_flags_hyb_cam) then
           call xc_f03_hyb_cam_coef(xcfunc,cam_omega,cam_alpha,cam_beta)
 
diff --git a/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_util.F b/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_util.F
index 48e743a096..f670f35bc3 100644
--- a/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_util.F
+++ b/src/nwdft/libxc/nwchem_libxc_util.F
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@
       use,intrinsic :: iso_c_binding
 #ifdef USE_LIBXC
       use xc_f03_lib_m, only: xc_f03_version_string,
-     $                        xc_f03_reference,
-     $                        xc_f03_functional_get_name
+#if XC_MAJOR_VERSION > 5
+     $     xc_f03_reference,
+#endif
+     $     xc_f03_functional_get_name
 #endif
       implicit none
 
@@ -110,8 +112,10 @@
       use,intrinsic :: iso_c_binding
 #ifdef USE_LIBXC
       use xc_f03_lib_m, only: xc_f03_version_string,
-     $                        xc_f03_reference,
-     $                        xc_f03_functional_get_name
+#if XC_MAJOR_VERSION > 5
+     $     xc_f03_reference,
+#endif
+     $     xc_f03_functional_get_name
 #endif
       implicit none